Rowland Mediation & Arbitration specializes in the practical application of mediation, negotiation, and conflict resolution principles in complex commercial, industrial, and municipal settings. We offer neutral evaluation, mediation, and arbitration services designed to cut through posturing and address the structural, contractual, and financial mechanics of your dispute.
Specialized Neutral Services for the Built Environment
Core Areas of Expertise
Contract & Risk Management – Practical interpretation of prime contracts, subcontracts, and purchase orders. Deep experience navigating change order disputes, supply chain disruptions, commercial general liability (CGL), builder’s risk, and wrap-up insurance policies (OCIP/CCIP).
Technical & Financial Analysis – Evaluation of schedule delays, disruption analysis, multi-trade sequencing conflicts, and development pro forma discrepancies.
Defect & Delay Claims – Neutral assessment and resolution of complex construction defect allegations and extended overhead claims.
Safety & Regulatory Compliance – Extensive familiarity with OSHA regulations, site safety plans, incident investigation, and managing the operational and legal fallout of job site accidents.
Representative Projects
Field-Tested Authority
Effective dispute resolution requires a neutral who understands the scale, pressure, and operational realities of your project. Over a 30-plus-year career, Max Rowland has managed complex, multi-million-dollar portfolios across the country.
Below is a selection of significant projects managed in an executive, owner's representative, or project management capacity, demonstrating the technical breadth brought to every mediation and arbitration:
Commercial & Corporate
Three Eldridge Place & Garage — 13-story, 317,000 SF office building & 6-level, 1,200-car garage (LEED-CS Gold)
Amazing Spaces(Multiple Locations) — Ranging from a 10-story, 146,580 SF facility to 4-story ground-up construction, including site utilities, paving, and asbestos abatement
BP Westlake — Relocation of existing central utility plant
The Jenkins Organization(Multiple Locations) — Expansive multi-story self-storage facilities up to 120,000 SF
Industrial & Refining
Valero Services Complex — 165,000 SF services building, 18,000 SF fire station, and 1,600 SF security building
Valero Houston Refinery — 12,528 SF central command control facility
Fluoro-Seal International / Inhance Technologies — Global build-outs of large-scale chemical production and processing plants ranging from 31,000 to 70,000 SF
ATR Manufacturing — 55,000 SF all-terrain road manufacturing facility
Infrastructure & Municipal
TxDOT — South Main Street — Road widening, underground utilities, and rail bore
TxDOT — Hall's Bayou Hike & Bike Trail — Three-mile concrete trail including bridges and landscaping